It’s been nearly a month since the deadline for objections to the Scottish Land Court over the plans by Lewis Wind Power — AKA multinationals EDF Energy and Amec-Foster-Wheeler, in partnership with landowners Stornoway Trust — to develop a 36-turbine […]
They say people use the internet for one of two things — to find information or be entertained. Today I want to use my blog to give you some information about a business that I believe is bringing something different […]
Summer 2017 will always be the summer of the triathlon. I took part in the Hebridean Triathlon at the end of July and it’s gone right under my skin. It was three hours of my life and a month of hard training […]
I’ve been blogging on this so it’s only right that I post this update: hundreds of objections have been sent to the Scottish Land Court over EDF’s plans to build a 36-turbine wind farm on crofting land in Lewis without […]
The clock is ticking. We are on a rapid countdown to the deadline for objections to EDF’s Section 19 application to the Scottish Land Court, which would allow them to build a giant wind farm around Stornoway and give them the […]
I cycle out the Pentland Road early in the morning quite often. When the weather is kind, it’s lovely and peaceful, with an atmosphere of real tranquility. I always pass under the shadow of the three turbines at Beinn Ghrideag, […]
Stornoway music fans rejoice. If you’re suffering from a touch of the post-festival blues, Stramash is on this weekend — and it’s free entry too, which is also nice if you’re feeling a bit skint after HebCelt. The white tent […]
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a week since HebCelt — but there was one person I made a point of catching up with, in the days after the festival, to hear how it had been for him. […]
How good was the Saturday at this year’s HebCelt?! The line-up was great, the weather was incredible and with all that going on everyone was just in the best mood. It was superb. For me, the Waterboys absolutely smashed it. […]
My highlight from Friday night at HebCelt 2017 was a woman I didn’t even see. My low point was the woman I had been looking forward to seeing more than any other. I didn’t get to the festival site until […]
